| Pronunciation: | | 'patru`mownee
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| Matching Terms: | | patrimonial, patrimonial system, patrimonially
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- [n] an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
- [n] a church endowment
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| | Synonyms: | | birthright |
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| | See Also: | | endowment, endowment fund, heritage, inheritance |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pat"ri*mo*ny\, n.; pl. {Patrimonies}. [L.
patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See
{Paternal}.]
1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a
larger sense, from any ancestor. ``'Reave the orphan of
his patrimony.'' --Shak.
2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. --Shipley.
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| | Related Terms: | | bequeathal, bequest, birthright, borough-English, coheirship, coparcenary, entail, gavelkind, heirloom, heirship, hereditament, heritable, heritage, heritance, incorporeal hereditament, inheritance, law of succession, legacy, line of succession, mode of succession, postremogeniture, primogeniture, reversion, succession, ultimogeniture |
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